Evangelist Dan Peterson
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Sermon Notes
“Christ and Him Crucified”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. (NIV)
I. Paul chose to focus on Christ. (vs. 2)
a. Paul did not rely on philosophy, human wisdom, or eloquence to argue his
point.
b. Paul did not allow himself to be distracted by peripheral issues.
II. Paul proclaimed Christ’s redemption above all else. (vs. 2, 1 Cor 1:21-25)
a. When we focus on Christ crucified, everything else seems to pale in
comparison.
b. Paul focused on what the Corinthian Christians needed to hear most.
c. God’s plan is for everyone to know of the redeeming work of His Son.
“Christ and Him Crucified”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. (NIV)
I. Paul chose to focus on Christ. (vs. 2)
a. Paul did not rely on philosophy, human wisdom, or eloquence to argue his
point.
b. Paul did not allow himself to be distracted by peripheral issues.
II. Paul proclaimed Christ’s redemption above all else. (vs. 2, 1 Cor 1:21-25)
a. When we focus on Christ crucified, everything else seems to pale in
comparison.
b. Paul focused on what the Corinthian Christians needed to hear most.
c. God’s plan is for everyone to know of the redeeming work of His Son.
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